Combining high-sensitivity cardiac troponin and B-type natriuretic peptide in the detection of inducible myocardial ischemia.

Puelacher, Christian; Wagener, Max; Honegger, Ursina; Assadian, Mustafa; Schaerli, Nicolas; Mueller, Deborah; Strebel, Ivo; Twerenbold, Raphael; Boeddinghaus, Jasper; Nestelberger, Thomas; Wildi, Karin; Sabti, Zaid; Sazgary, Lorraine; Badertscher, Patrick; du Fay de Lavallaz, Jeanne; Marbot, Stella; Kaiser, Christoph; Wild, Damian; Zellweger, Michael J; Reichlin, Tobias; ... (2018). Combining high-sensitivity cardiac troponin and B-type natriuretic peptide in the detection of inducible myocardial ischemia. Clinical biochemistry, 52, pp. 33-40. Elsevier 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2017.10.014

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BACKGROUND

Single biomarker approaches provide only moderate accuracy in the non-invasive detection of exercise-induced myocardial ischemia. We therefore assessed the combination of the two most promising single biomarkers: high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hs-cTnI) and B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP).

METHODS

Consecutive patients with suspected myocardial ischemia referred to stress myocardial perfusion single-photon emission tomography imaging (MPI) were enrolled. Clinical judgment (CJ) of the treating cardiologist regarding myocardial ischemia, quantified using a visual analogue scale, and blood concentrations of hs-cTnI and BNP were determined before and after stress. The presence of myocardial ischemia was adjudicated by independent cardiologists using MPI, blinded to biomarker measurements. Death and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) during follow-up were the prognostic endpoints.

RESULTS

Among 1142 consecutive patients inducible myocardial ischemia was found in 456 (40%) of all patients. For the detection of inducible myocardial ischemia, CJ before exercise stress testing (CJb) showed an area under the receiver-operating-characteristics curve (AUC) of 0.66 (95%CI 0.63-0.69), hs-cTnI 0.70 (95%CI 0.67-0.73, p=0.07 vs CJb), and BNP 0.66 (95%CI 0.62-0.69, p=0.98). The use of a dual-biomarker strategy combining hs-cTnI and BNP with CJb did not provide a significant advantage over the combination of hs-cTnI alone and CJb (AUC 0.74, 95%CI 0.72-0.77 vs AUC 0.74, 95%CI 0.71-0.77, p=0.16). Hs-cTnI showed good prognostic value for AMI (HR 1.6, 95%CI 1.3-1.9), and BNP for death (HR 1.6, 95%CI 1.3-2.1).

CONCLUSION

A dual-biomarker strategy combing BNP and hs-cTnI does not further increase diagnostic accuracy on top of clinical judgment and hs-cTnI alone.

SUMMARY AND HIGHLIGHTS

We included 1142 consecutive patients with suspected inducible ischemia, and evaluated the added value of the biomarkers high-sensitivity cardiac troponin (hs-cTn) and B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), alone and in combination, on top of clinical judgment.

CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION

Biochemical and Electrocardiographic Signatures in the Detection of Exercise-induced Myocardial Ischemia (BASEL VIII), NCT01838148, https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01838148.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Cardiovascular Disorders (DHGE) > Clinic of Cardiology

UniBE Contributor:

Reichlin, Tobias Roman

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

0009-9120

Publisher:

Elsevier

Language:

English

Submitter:

Tobias Roman Reichlin

Date Deposited:

02 Oct 2019 11:06

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:26

Publisher DOI:

10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2017.10.014

PubMed ID:

29107010

Uncontrolled Keywords:

B-type natriuretic peptide High-sensitivity cardiac troponin Myocardial ischemia Sensitivity and specificity

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.126354

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/126354

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